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View usage for: (dʒænɪtəʳ) Word forms: plural janitorscountable nounA janitor is a person whose job is to look after a building. [mainly US]Synonyms: caretaker, porter [British], custodian, concierge More Synonyms of janitor janitor in British English (ˈdʒænɪtə) noun1. Scottish, US and Canadian the caretaker of a building, esp a school 2. mainly US and Canadian a person employed to clean and maintain a building, esp the public areas in a block of flats or office building; porter Derived forms janitorial (ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl) adjective janitress (ˈjanitress) or janitrix (ˈjanitrix) feminine noun Word origin C17: from Latin: doorkeeper, from jānua door, entrance, from jānus covered way (compare Janus1); related to Latin īre to go janitor in American English (ˈdʒænɪtər) noun1. Rare a doorman or doorkeeper 2. the custodian of a building, who maintains the heating system, does routine repairs, general cleaning, etc. Derived forms janitorial (ˌjaniˈtorial) (ˌdʒænɪˈtɔriəl) adjective Word origin L, doorkeeper < janua, door < janus, arched passageway: see Janus Examples of 'janitor' in a sentencejanitor On this morning the janitor was cleaning the windows and had temporarily left them open.I was a church janitor one summer during college.Security guard and school janitor. Word lists withjanitor America In other languagesjanitor British English: janitor / ˈdʒænɪtə/ NOUN A janitor is a person whose job is to look after a building. ...a school janitor. - American English: janitor
- Arabic: حَاجِبٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: zelador
- Chinese: 看门人
- Croatian: pazikuća
- Czech: domovník
- Danish: pedel
- Dutch: conciërge
- European Spanish: conserje
- Finnish: talonmies
- French: concierge
- German: Hausmeister
- Greek: επιστάτης
- Italian: custode
- Japanese: 用務員
- Korean: 수위 문지기
- Norwegian: vaktmester
- Polish: woźny
- European Portuguese: porteiro
- Romanian: custode
- Russian: вахтер
- Latin American Spanish: conserje
- Swedish: vaktmästare
- Thai: ภารโรง
- Turkish: bina sorumlusu
- Ukrainian: прибиральник
- Vietnamese: người trông coi
Chinese translation of 'janitor' n (c) -
看门(門)人 (kānménrén) (个(個), gè)
Definition the caretaker of a school or other building My mother was the janitor in the town school. Additional synonymsDefinition the person in charge of a public building the custodian of the holy shrine in Mecca Synonyms keeper, guardian, superintendent (US), warden, caretaker, curator, protector, warder, watchman, overseer, watchdogDefinition a doorman or gatekeeper of a building a porter at the block of flats Synonyms doorman, caretaker, janitor, concierge, gatekeeper - jamboree
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